Category : Birds & Wildlife

Mallard Duck Painting

I’d love to say that I have the talent to create a “painting” like this . . . The truth is that it was digitally rendered from  photo of a Mallard duck I captured a few years ago. I used the free software Fotosketcher (download it at http://fotosketcher.com) to generate this bit of art. This [...]

Canadian Geese on the Rio Grande

This photo shows Canadian Geese wintering on the Rio Grande in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This scene was captured in the Rio Grande Nature Center which offers marsh conditions that attract many migrating species of geese and ducks during the winter months. The Bosque del Apache in San Antonio, New Mexico deservedly attracts attention for its [...]

White Egret

This immature White Egret looks for its next meal in the blue waters of Papago Park, Phoenix, Arizona. This image was shot in the early evening (winter) when the sun is low in the sky, producing warm tones and golden water reflections. I never use a polarizer in this type of photo, which would eliminate [...]